"Fan belt's fine, just replaced it last week." Could be the transmission, but, by the time he'd started ripping parts and pieces out, he wasn't really looking for a problem and just kind of on auto-mode. When she asked about looking under the hood, Chase smirked: either from the fact that she was a girl thinking she knew a thing about cars, or that there was a really good sex joke that could come out from that, but, with his track record with Gert, he let both of those thoughts go. "Sure, whatever," he said coolly, standing aside. The van was a Chevy 3500 manual shifter with a decent amount of kick to the engine, but if Violet really knew a thing or two about cars, she'd be able to recognize the bright blue pipes coursing through the front compartment for the NX system he installed.
There were tons of customizations, the van was definitely geared to go and go fast despite it's weight and size. Chase was no genius like his parents, but damn if he didn't know he could almost be smart when he had spare parts, time, and a case of beer. "Second opinion away. Probably just a loose wire or somethin'."